St. Paul daily globe., 1887-01-26
TO FIGHT TO A FINISH.
The Row in the New Jersey Legislature
Over the Senatorial Contest Grow
ing Very Bitter.
The Wisconsin Assembly Selects Hon.
Philetus SAWYER for Second Term
at Washington,
And Tennessee Confers Similar
Compliment on Mr.. Bate, the
States Ex-Governor.
Suppressing the Traffic in Girls in
Michigan--The West Virginia
Contest.

1hENION, N. J.. Jan. E0.-1 lie senate
met at 10 a. III. to-day. Secretary Reading
| called the body to order. Senator Living
ston, of Union, arose and stated that he
held in his hand the credentials of Senators
Elect WertS OF Morris; Baker, of Cumber-
land, and Edwards, of Hudson (all Demo-
crats), and he desired that these gentlemen
should be sworn in and their names placed
or the roll. Senator Griggs at the same
time moved that the organization of the
senate be postponed to Friday noon, and
that the senate adjourn till that time. The
motion was carried by vote of to 3.
In the Democratic house this afternoon
thlrty-SiX members were present, and all
voted for Abbot on an informal ballot for
United States senator. The absentees were
Speaker Baird, Assemblyman Throckmorton
and Senators Chattle and McButt. ThrOck-
morton is sure for Abbot and the other three
are hoped for. The Democratic senators
have taken the oath of Office.
A crisis was reached in the senatorial
situation this afternoon when the Demo-
cratic majority of the assembly, in pur-
suance of their caucus programme, forced a
ballot. call of the house was made I'M
medately upon reaSsembling at O'Clock,
and within few minutes all the members
were in their places except Throckmorton
(Dem.) His confrereS were not satisfied
with the reasons given for his absence.
Still the Democrats had thirty members
present to twenty-nine Republicans and
they resolved to proceed. The Republicans
failed to secure an adjournment. A mo-
ton to
PROCEED TO BALLOT
for United States senator was objected to
by the Republicans as illegal. the require
ment being that the vote should be taken
on the second Tuesday after the organiza-
tion OF the legislature, and the senatorial
half of it was not yet organized. The
Democrats replied that the failure to
organize was the result of revolutionary
methods by the Republicans, and that it
was unnecessary to discuss the matter
further. The house than proceeded to vote
on the question of taking ballot, and it
prevailed by the votes of thirty Democrats.
The Republicans Except Hawkins) refused
to vote. Speaker Baird and the two labor
men stood with the Republicans. EX-GOv.
Leon Albeit was then nominated for United
States senator, and on call of
the roll he received 80 votes for that office.
This included all the Democratic assembly
men except Throckmorton, absent, and
Baird not voting. None of the Republi-
cans or labor men voted. The record was
ordered to be entered on the assembly
journal and an adjournment then took
place till 80 a. m. Tomorrow, when the
Democratic senators will join with the as
Sembly in formally voting for Albeit The
Democrats are hopeful of having both
Throckmorton and Baird with them in the
final vote. The Republicans express no
anxiety. The senate has adjourned to
Friday. They say, however, that the ac-
tion of the Democrats is illegal and will not
stand. The Democratic state senator's
elect were sworn in office by Senator Liv-
ingston i'll the attorney generals Office early
this afternoon.
The Republican caucus held this evening
decided to appoint committee to obtain an
opinion as to the legality of the Democratic
vote to-day Tor United States senator and
the proposed joint meeting tomorrow.
The Republicans will attend the joint meet
ing, but will not vote. If the Democrats
do not secure Mr.. Baird or some other vote
to make fOrty-one in all, the balloting will
go on from day to day.